HAYWARD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Aradigm Corporation (NASDAQ: ARDM) (the "Company")today announced that a meeting of the Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been scheduled for January 11, 2018 to review the Company's New Drug Application (NDA) for Linhaliq™ for the treatment of non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis (NCFBE) patients with chronic lung infections with Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Aradigm submitted the NDA for Linhaliq to the FDA in July 2017, following which the FDA set a PDUFA (Prescription Drug User Fee Act) goal date of January 26, 2018 for the completion of its review.

"FDA informed us, upon acceptance of our NDA, that they were planning an Advisory Committee for Linhaliq. At that time, we began preparing for this meeting together with a team of external key opinion leaders in the fields of chronic lung infections and U.S. drug regulations. We welcome the opportunity to discuss publicly our Linhaliq clinical study results with the Advisory Committee in January. Our ultimate goal is to bring a much needed therapeutic treatment to NCFBE patients, a population with a high unmet medical need," said Igor Gonda, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer at Aradigm.

About Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis

NCFBE is a severe, chronic and rare disease characterized by abnormal dilatation of the bronchi and bronchioles, frequently associated with chronic lung infections. It is often a consequence of a vicious cycle of inflammation, recurrent lung infections, and bronchial wall damage. NCFBE represents an unmet medical need with high morbidity and mortality that affects more than 150,000 people in the U.S. and over 200,000 people in Europe. NCFBE patients who have chronic infections with Pseudomonas aeruginosa have a 6.5-fold increase in hospitalization, three times higher mortality, and a worse quality of life compared with those without P. aeruginosa infections. There is currently no drug approved for the treatment of this condition.

About Aradigm

Aradigm is an emerging specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of drugs for the prevention and treatment of severe respiratory diseases. Aradigm has completed two Phase 3 clinical trials with Linhaliq, an investigational proprietary formulation of ciprofloxacin for inhalation, for the treatment of NCFBE and submitted an NDA to the FDA for this indication. The PDUFA goal date for completion of the FDA review of the Linhaliq NDA is January 26, 2018. Aradigm's inhaled ciprofloxacin formulations, including Linhaliq, are also product candidates for treatment of patients with cystic fibrosis and non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), and for the prevention and treatment of high threat and bioterrorism infections, such as inhaled tularemia, pneumonic plague, melioidosis, Q fever and inhaled anthrax.

Forward-Looking Statements

Except for the historical information contained herein, this news release contains forward-looking statements that involve risk and uncertainties, including the risk that Linhaliq may not receive regulatory approval or be successfully commercialized, as well as the other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 filed with the SEC on March 30, 2017, and the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.